I saw a swarm of hornets flying towards the Imperial College, scaring everyone so much that they jumped up and down and even threw away the textbooks in their hands.

Before Master Lin realized the danger was about to happen, Xiao Ruyu raised his hand to provide shield for Master Lin, and then was carried around by several brothers.

Both Lu Chengyan and Qi Xun had traces of wasp stings on their bodies. They had no way to avoid them and their bodies were swollen from the stings.

Taifu Lin realized what had happened in the hall belatedly and quickly asked someone to bring torches to drive away the hornets. He then sent someone to find the imperial physician.

Looking at Lu Chengyan and Qi Xun whose heads were swollen like pigs due to being stung, he felt speechless.

The identities of these two young masters were not ordinary. If something happened in his class, the Prime Minister and the Duke might be secretly planning to take action. Master Lin felt a bit of a headache.

I was originally wondering who the culprit was, but I unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Duan Yiling smiling secretly. Now, the person who was behind the trick has been caught.

There were not many imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Medical Bureau today. After waiting for a long time, an imperial physician finally came to see the patients. He pulled out the poison needles from the two young masters, squeezed out the poisonous blood again, and applied medicine before leaving.

After the hornets were driven away, Empress Duan and Emperor Shangwen finally arrived. Looking at the mess in the Imperial College, Emperor Shangwen felt overwhelmed.

Lord Duan and Prime Minister Lu appeared almost at the same time.

Lord Duan got the news and hurried from the military camp to the palace. He learned from Grand Tutor Lin that it was Duan Yiling who did it.

He pulled out the rattan stick from his waist and hit Duan Yiling with it, gritting his teeth.

"You rascal, when you came to the palace, you said you wouldn't cause trouble, but after just one day, you stirred up a hornet's nest. Do you know that this could kill people?"

Duan Yiling pointed to the back of his head and said, "This has nothing to do with me. It was Lu Chengyan who threw the stone at me first. Father, you should be reasonable."

As he said this, he limped around behind the queen and begged.

"Yiling knows she was wrong, please forgive me, father."

Lord Duan had no choice but to apologize to Prime Minister Lu, and then left with his son.

Today's farce also ended in a bad mood. When Prime Minister Lu was leaving, a palace maid suddenly came to report.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li... Oh no, it was Concubine Li who committed suicide by cutting her wrists. She fainted..."

The appearance of the palace maid was a coincidence. Prime Minister Lu happened to be there at that time. Emperor Shangwen originally didn't want to pay attention to this matter, but Lu Chengyan had just been stung by a wasp in the palace, and then something happened to Concubine Li. What kind of thing was this?

He had no choice but to be patient and decided to go and see Concubine Li. If she acted like a demon again, he would sentence her to death.

Prime Minister Lu knelt down in front of Emperor Shangwen and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I only have this one daughter. If the queen has done something wrong, you should punish her, but don't take her life. I would like to see Concubine Li, please approve it."

He was the best at taking advantage of others, and he got the chance. Thinking of Shan Wandong's words, Prime Minister Lu knew that if he didn't give Concubine Li a chance, there would be no chance anymore.

Emperor Shangwen was in a dilemma. He knew Prime Minister Lu's intention. The Duan family was in the wrong today, but Concubine Li could not be implicated in any way.

Empress Duan didn't want to embarrass the emperor, so she nodded slightly and said, "Since the Prime Minister wants to see Li, it's okay to go and see him."

After saying that, she ordered the palace servants to send Xiao Ruyu back to the palace.

Emperor Shangwen knew that the Queen was trying to save his own skin, and he felt very upset, but his Queen was the one who understood the bigger picture.

So he ordered someone to lead the way and walked towards the cold palace.

The further you get to the cold palace, the more desolate it becomes. Emperor Shangwen showed no emotion on his face. In other words, even if Concubine Li died in front of him, he wouldn't even bat an eyelid.

She almost killed his little princess and harmed his little prince. What's the point of keeping such a vicious woman?

When everyone stepped into the cold palace, a bloody smell hit them in the face, and Concubine Li's wrist was cut.

She was still bleeding, her face was pale, and she was looking in the direction of Emperor Shangwen with tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, I am grateful that you are willing to come and see me. I am very happy. I only hope that I can still be by your side in my next life!"

Emperor Shangwen quickly asked the imperial physician to come and stop the bleeding of Concubine Li, but he was very far away from her. He came here today just to shut everyone up.

However, just as he thought of this, a strange fragrance came from the cold palace. The fragrance was so pleasant that Emperor Shangwen became a little obsessed with it. When he looked at Concubine Li again, there was actually more pity in his eyes.

The imperial physician finally stopped the bleeding of Concubine Li, but after examining her, he knelt down in excitement.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Lu's face darkened with displeasure, "Doctor Zhang, are you cursing Concubine Li?"

Doctor Zhang shook his head and hastened to distance himself from the matter.

"That's not what I meant. I just want to congratulate the emperor. Concubine Li has been pregnant for more than two months. Concubine Li is weak and needs to take good care of herself, otherwise it will be of no benefit to the emperor's heir."

Queen Duan's face changed slightly, and she pinched her fingers together, not because she was jealous of Concubine Li's pregnancy.

But it just so happened that Concubine Li had only been in the cold palace for two months, and she already had this trump card, so now she couldn't kill her.

Thinking of the grievances suffered by the two princes, Queen Duan felt very upset. She had a premonition that what happened today was instigated by Prime Minister Lu. There was no such coincidence in the world.

As the saying goes, everything depends on human efforts, and nothing is always the same.

This news was like a thunderclap, blowing everyone away.

Concubine Li stroked her belly in disbelief. Even though she had known the news before, she still pretended to be ecstatic.

"I'm actually pregnant... It's just a pity that you came at the wrong time, my dear. It would have been great if I wasn't your mother..."

Emperor Shangwen was even more at a loss. He did not expect that Concubine Li had hidden this matter. When he was about to ignore it and leave, he heard the sharp voice of the eunuch outside the palace.

"The Queen Mother has arrived."

A group of people rushed into the cold palace, and the woman surrounded by them was Empress Dowager Xiao.

She said coldly, "Since Li agrees that she is pregnant, let her return to the palace to take care of the baby and wait until the heir is born. Emperor, you have few children to begin with, so you should keep this child."

The Queen Mother had the final say. She then glanced at Queen Duan and said nothing, but her tone was very oppressive.

Queen Duan knew that Concubine Li's plan of self-torture had succeeded, and her attempt to turn the tables was in vain. She could only give up on this matter for the time being and be careful in the future.

"What the Queen Mother said is true. Then let Li agree to stay in the palace for the time being and wait until the prince is born. However, merits and demerits are hard to erase. Someone must take responsibility for what Li agreed to do."

Emperor Shangwen followed the Empress's advice and agreed, and the Empress Dowager had no choice but to go with the couple, but she added a condition that Concubine Li must not be treated unfairly.

Although things have been full of twists and turns, Concubine Li has managed to stabilize the current situation with the help of the baby that was born in her belly. She knows in her heart that only by giving birth to this child can she truly compete with Queen Duan.

She has the Lu family behind her, and as long as her father is there, nothing will happen.